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Historical County Estimate Files: Population Estimates of the United States, States and Counties, 1980-1989 (ICPSR 25362)

Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary:

The intercensal formula for the 1980s is described in Current
Population Reports, Series P25-1106. The formula was applied to both
state and county estimates. The intercensal estimates are based on
census counts which include the latest corrections available at the
time of production. The methodology for the 1980s postcensal estimates
estimates is described in P26-88A, and in several technical papers
emanating from the Population Estimates Branch.
Additional information can be found on the U. S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Website. (more info)

The intercensal formula for the 1980s is described in Current
Population Reports, Series P25-1106. The formula was applied to both
state and county estimates. The intercensal estimates are based on
census counts which include the latest corrections available at the
time of production. The methodology for the 1980s postcensal estimates
estimates is described in P26-88A, and in several technical papers
emanating from the Population Estimates Branch.

Dataset(s)

Study Description

Citation

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Historical County Estimate Files: Population Estimates of the United States, States and Counties, 1980-1989. ICPSR25362-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-06-07. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25362.v1

Universe:
The county and county-equivalent population of the United States.

Data Types:
aggregate data

Methodology

Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of
disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major
statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to
these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: